June Givanni to receive Bafta’s outstanding British contribution to cinema award

June Givanni is named the recipient of the outstanding British contribution to cinema award (Charlie Clift/Bafta)

June Givanni, the pioneering film curator and writer of African and African diaspora cinema, will be awarded the outstanding British contribution to cinema prize during the 2024 Bafta film awards.

As the founder of the June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive (JGPACA), she will receive one of Bafta’s highest accolades following a career dedicated to preserving the history of Pan-African and Black British cinema and culture.